Amgen Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (98%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

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Interview Difficulty (87%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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% Interns - FT Offers (55%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Amgen

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Interview Questions & Answers - Amgen Examples

Strategy Summer Analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: July 2013
Date Submitted: Sep 04, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Why do you like to work at Amgen? What my general career goals are? Asked questions about my past work. How are you working with others on a team ? Why you are the best for this role?

Process took 1 month from application submission to receiving an offer
Interview Questions
They ask a lot of behavioral questions (strengths, weaknesses, working in teams, working in ambiguity, failure) and questions about the company.
Sample Answer

Amgen Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: January 2017
Date Submitted: Feb 18, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through college website. The first round consists of two 30 minutes interview. Heard back during the weekend, and then is invited to a superday.
Interview Questions
The interview is composed of both behavioral and techniques.
Be sure to know about the corporate finance and bit-tech industry. Also know well about yourself. There are several accounting and finance questions, so be sure to review them.
The interviewers are nice, but be sure to LinkedIn them to know more about their background, so that you have common topics to talk about.
Why do you want to do corporate finance? What do you know about bio-tech? Why do you apply to Amgen? What do you know about Amgen's products?
Tell me a time when you work in an unstructured company.
How do you calculate free cash flow
Sample Answer

Intern for Amgen's Global Strategic Sourcing Team Interview - Pharmaceuticals

Anonymous employee in Thousand Oaks
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Sep 02, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
I initially had a 1 on 1 phone call that was staged as an informative office hours with the executive director. From there I had 5 back to back interviews onsite. They were all behavioral.
Interview Questions
1. Your resume has a lot of positions that signify that you have leadership experience. But in this position you will be given a lot of tasks from supervisors and you will have to complete them given knowing that its for the best. How do you feel like your experiences have made you a good follower?

2. What is the most difficult decision you've had to make?

3. List 3 of your weaknesses. Now name some more.

4. What are you looking to give back to Amgen? How do you propose to do so?

5. What do you think we do?
Sample Answer

Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous employee in thousand oaks
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Mar 19, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
emailed by recruiter to set up initial phone screening. first round was very friendly, with a senior manager who went through a few typical behaviorals+technicals. second round was then set up the week after with two senior directors, found out results same day via phone.
Interview Questions
was asked to forecast revenue stream of a drug and to identify considerations that should be taken into account
asked what the pros and cons are of the affordable healthcare act for the firm, and what my thoughts were
Sample Answer

FP&A summer intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 17, 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
After submitting resume on campus, was contacted for an oncampus interview. Two interviews back to back, mixture of behavioral and technical questions.
Then invited for on-site interview, lasted from 930-230, including campus tour, company presentation, and 4 30 minute interviews with senior management. Very similar to interviews conducted on campus before.
Interview Questions
What are some of the pipeline drugs we have? - i had no idea what pipeline was, so i just listed some of the most important drugs to the company now
Why does company choose to pay dividend? - talked about established vs startup companies and how earnings may be used
Sample Answer

Finance Intern- MBA Interview - Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in thousand oaks
Interviewed: October 2012
Date Submitted: Jul 10, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
Initial behavioral interview at MLT breakfast at the National Black Conference. Passed the first round and got invited to final rounds at headquarters. The final round consisted of four 1 on 1 interviews from various Amgen employees. Each interview focused on a difference Amgen Value.
Interview Questions
Technical Accounting questions; ammortization, cash-based vs. accural accounting methods?

Given I did not come from a business background and I had not yet taken accounting- I did not know the answer. I respectively told them my situation and said that I was more than willing to follow-up with them with the answer.
Tell me about the last, non-school related book you read?

Though it caught me off guard, I luckily just finished reading the absolutely true story of a part-time indian.
Sample Answer

Corporate Development Summer Associate Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Thousand Oaks
Interviewed: October 2012
Date Submitted: Nov 10, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Personality Test
Interview
Met with them at a conference. Had a 1 on 1 with a Finance professional. Passed the screen and flown in for final rounds where I met 8 people
Interview Questions
Not very difficult, just took a lot of preparation coming up to speed on their drug offerrings and the drugs in their pipeline. Where do you see yourself with us long-term? IE: talking about company growth and where I fit.
Sample Answer